Sakura Sushi & Bar — Restaurant in Lakeway

We came in on a sleepy Sunday. Three men were making sashimi behind the seafood counter and sports were playing on the TVs. We were given our iced water right away. We ordered the kids chicken bento box, beef ramen, and Lotus roll. I wasn't exactly sure what the Lotus wrap would look like but I definitely wanted something on the light side. My husband's ramen came first. The broth was salty but delicious. I couldn't tell if the noodles were freshly made but it tasted good. The steak was delicious. My son's bento was like a typical kids meal. I wish there was an option for meat and noodles but he liked his meal anyway and enjoyed my husband's noodles. The fries were fresh and hot and the chicken was delicious. My lotus roll was absolutely delicious and expensive. If a few more rolls were added, maybe it would hit the $16 mark. I wouldn't complain if it was $12 or so. I was still hungry after I ate it but the flavors were amazing. The citrus dressing tasted so fresh and light and the mixed greens went well in sushi. This is the perfect meal for when you want sushi but nothing too heavy. $12 is about right though because it's mostly lettuce and imitation crab. Overall the meal was pleasant and enough for us to consider coming back. It was neat that the cook delivered everything to us and thanked us for coming. We...

I used to love this place! Recently my partner and I went for a quick bite, and as we were eating my partner found a long light brown hair in their DEEP FRIED ROLL. DEEP FRIED. They pulled it directly out of the roll. I told them to let the waitress know, because it’s no big deal and they’ll just offer a new one or take it off the tab. We were being nice an understanding. The waitress told my partner “nobody has hair like that here”. As 2 waitresses with similar hair pass- even though it was most likely a cook, that definitely upset us. Then the manager came, and told my partner it was my partners hair. Pointing at their hair- and telling them it’s impossible that it’s anyones hair that worked there (again). I have worked in food service,, and it’s never impossible. Hair falls out, and it’s ok. None of the sushi cooks had hair nets at the time. Anyway, they said it was my partners hair. This was entirely impossible, as the hair was long, brown and straight. My partner is black, and does not have long straight brown hair. My hair was also blue and short. This was just extremely disrespectful and honestly came across as a wee racist. It was to expensive for them to be so rude. I wouldn’t recommend all this...

I love sushi and wanted to try this place since we're new in the area. The food was good but I have to mention the awful table service. We asked for a table for 3, and were seated at a table set up with 2 place settings. The third place setting was never set up. I asked one of the staff members for a plate and silverware. He just brought 3 extra forks and a couple plates. Then I asked for chopsticks and he brought 2 to the table. Then I asked for a napkin and he brought a bunch of paper napkins, unlike the cloth napkins set up with the other 2 plates. I asked for a cloth napkin and he brought me one. Then I noticed that all other tables had a bottle of water, and obviously, our table didn't. I'm not sure if he didn't understand that we were 3 people eating there (we were all seated at the table) or if he just wanted to be discriminatory.

The waiter who brought us our food was good, the food was good but the experience left me with a bad taste in my mouth.

EDIT: Our 6 year old son ate Shrimp Tempura (that's all he ate so we know that was the problem) and spent the night with diarrhea and vomiting. He had to stay home from school the next day because the diarrhea was so bad.

Not going back here...